Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Fractions of a Whole

Me: Yes, you can. You are almost four and a half, and boys who are four and a half can put on their own shoes. Please, go put them on. Go.

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Part Two: Pieces

Me: Tucker, please sit up in your carseat. I know you want the toy on the floor, but you have to sit up. When you lean over, you're not safe. A car could crash into us, and you would break in half. You would smash into pieces, and we would have to take you to the hospital. And if something awful happened to you, I would be sad forever. So, please, sit up.

Tuck: Okay. Because I don't want a car to crash into us and I break into piece and go to the hossible and you be sad forever. Okay.

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Part Three: Synonyms

Stranger: Hi, kiddo. How old are you?

Tucker: I'm four. Four and a piece.

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(Because 'half' is synonymous with 'piece.' If he could break in half, then he must be four and a piece. Must be.)

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About Me

I am a writer, a teacher, a reader, and a thinker. I am Tucker and Tyler's mom, and I am Robb's wife, although I am learning a widowed life without him. I love a great novel, and someday I want to publish one of my own. I collect words, quotes, books, and bracelets. I take my caffeine hot or cold: I believe diet Pepsi is best with a lime, and coffee is largely about the feel of the mug in my hand. Oh, and sometimes I snort when I laugh, talk in my sleep, and cry without warning.